13 h. ago Hamas frees 6 more hostages, but Gaza ceasefire’s future unclear

Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining before the deadline.

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60 h. ago Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) — The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be of the last female and child hostages in Gaza, were released Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of captives freed since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Jan. 19. The bodies returned to Israel are presumed […]

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64 h. ago Hamas returns bodies of Israeli hostages, said to include children

Hamas on Thursday released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead.

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65 h. ago Israel grieves as Hamas turns over remains said to be of mother and 2 young children

JERUSALEM — Ariel and Kfir Bibas — two of the youngest hostages held in Gaza — became a symbol for Israelis of the brutality of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The return of what are presumed to be their bodies on Thursday dashed hopes they had survived captivity and struck another blow to a nation […]

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4 d. ago Hamas to release 6 hostages, return 4 bodies amid Israel ceasefire

The warring sides have yet to negotiate the second and more difficult phase, in which Hamas says it will release dozens more hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire.

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4 d. ago Hamas says it will free 6 living Israeli hostages on Saturday

CAIRO — A top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, including the remains of the Bibas family that has become symbols of Israeli suffering in the war. The fate of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and […]

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5 d. ago Hamas expected to return bodies of several hostages on Thursday

Separately, Jerusalem is trying to persuade the terrorists to free six live captives instead of three in the next round

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